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Triumph and team work – sports day 2024

Our annual sports day was a huge success, thanks in great part to the weather that couldn’t have been better. It provided the perfect conditions for our students to showcase their athletic prowess and team spirit. The morning kicked off with a series of field events, where we saw some impressive displays of strength, skill, […]

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A Prom Night with Panache!

The halls of the school were transformed into a dazzling prom venue on Friday 21 June as students and staff celebrated the end of exams in style. The evening was organised by the Year 11 Prom Committee alongside our headteacher Julia Polley. In a change from traditional off-site prom venues, this year we decided to […]

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We’re truly a school at the heart of our community

In recent years our school has transformed into a true community hub for the town of Leyburn. We have broken down barriers and opened our doors for community use outside of regular school hours. Julia says, ” We’re delighted to be strengthening our bonds with the Leyburn community. One of my key aims has always […]

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The Wensleydale School and Sixth Form is here for one reason: to help all of our students realise their dreams.

To do this, we make sure that our young people feel part of our safe and caring community and challenge them to grasp every opportunity that their education offers. They can then leave us with the strongest possible set of exam results, outstanding inter-personal skills and a real understanding about where their passions and talents lie.

These are the qualities and traits that we think are critical to a good education. They open doors for young people, and the more doors that they have open - the more choices that they have.

At Wensleydale there are tangible outcomes to show that we are setting our standards high. Ofsted has praised the work that we do. Our exam results are on a very positive trajectory and exceed the national average, and we regularly compete and excel against schools much bigger than ourselves.